COLUMNS

Borno’s Askira-Uba school children: The abduction Nigeria chose to ignore 

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2026

By Zainab Suleiman Okino In a conversation on the now-ubiquitous insecurity involving the abduction of schoolchildren, I asked an acquaintance what she knew about the abduction of 42 pupils from Primary and Junior Secondary Schools in Mussa, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, by

HEALTH

Tinubu Establishes Ebola Preparedness Task Force

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2026

…Approves N10bn Emergency Fund President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats and directed the immediate release of N10 billion to strengthen Nigeria’s readiness against a possible outbreak. The emergency intervention fund is aimed at boosting the

NEWS

Tinubu Commissions OSEX Main Carriageway, Vows End To Era Of Abandoned Projects

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday commissioned the main carriageways of the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) from Ring Road I Junction to Ring Road II Junction in Abuja, declaring that the era of abandoned public projects has ended. Represented by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the President said the completion of the strategic road project underscored […]

NEWS

Zulum Vows to Hand Over Safer, More Prosperous Borno to APC Successor

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2026

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has pledged to leave behind a more secure, stable and economically vibrant state at the end of his tenure, expressing confidence that the gains recorded under his administration would be consolidated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Engr. Mustapha Gubio. Speaking at the Government House in

NEWS

Falana Raises Alarm Over Democracy, Security Threats Ahead of 2027 Polls

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2026

Renowned human rights advocate and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has sounded a stark warning over the future of Nigeria’s democracy, declaring that worsening insecurity, growing attacks on free speech and deepening poverty could jeopardise the credibility of the 2027 general elections if urgent corrective measures are not taken. Falana issued the warning

NEWS

Experts Seek New Financing Architecture to Unlock Private Investment in Africa’s Water, Sanitation Sector

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2026

Development experts and stakeholders in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector have called for a fundamental overhaul of the financing architecture underpinning water and sanitation services across Africa, arguing that the continent’s persistent infrastructure deficit is not primarily a funding problem but an institutional failure that continues to discourage